Greetings fellow astrophiles! While not directly astronomy-related (unless you consider the materials science and physics connections for making better coatings, components, circuitry for GO-TO scopes, etc.), we will be posting lecture announcements from the TACNY – Technology Alliance of Central New York (tacny.org) – listserve to promote some of the best public lecturing on science and technology one can find in CNY. This lecture (and apologies for the short-notice) at the Whitney Applied Technology Center on the Onondaga Community College campus (PDF map available for download HERE – look for the Cassiopeia, er, “W” on the map) features Dr. Alain […]
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Greetings fellow astrophiles! It’s for our nearest celestial neighbor, it’s one of the many reasons why we’re here, and the skies are supposed to be crystal clear tonight. We’ll be opening Darling Hill tonight for the “International Observe The Moon Night” (www.observethemoonnight.org) and, if we’re extra lucky, we’ll catch as much of the Draconid Meteor Shower as our precious Moon won’t wash out with its reflected brilliance. This is a general Public Viewing as well, so we hope to see everyone there at some point tonight. Dress for cold!
Greetings fellow astrophiles! We had an excellent lecture last night and lousy observing conditions. Tonight is predicted to clear in time for some late-evening/nighttime observing, so we will be opening Darling Hill around 7:30 pm. NOTE: If it looks overcast where you live, take that as an indication of conditions in Tully. The sky is supposed to clear increasingly as the night progresses, so consider heading out to Darling Hill later in the evening (9 to 10) or when stars begin to appear en masse where you are. Also, expect it to be colder than you expect and bring another […]
Greetings fellow astrophiles, In rapid succession! 1. David Bishop Lecture The weather this weekend is expected to go from bad to worse tomorrow evening, with more severe rain predicted for Saturday afternoon. While tonight will very-very likely not be good for observing, the chance for rain is less than predicted for tomorrow, so we will be hosting David Bishop at Darling Hill this evening for a year-in-review astronomy lecture. As I’ve mentioned before, David used to make the yearly pilgrimage to Darling Hill for this lecture and they were always well-attended and informative. We are delighted to have David back […]